Jessica Fiur is the editor-in-chief at Multi-Housing News and Commercial Property Executive and writes the award-winning blog What Renters Want.
Jessica has been with the company since 2011 and previously was with Weekly Reader and IQPC. Contact Jessica at jessica.fiur@cpe-mhn.com, on Twitter @jfiur or on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicafiur/.
N.J. Condo Community Offers Remarkable Amenity Package
It’s sometimes difficult for a condominium to stick out, which is why MWHF Palisades Park, developer of Trio in Palisades Park, concentrated on providing the community with a stellar amenity package.
Two Northeastern Apartment Properties Refinanced for $23M
Two Northeastern multifamily properties have obtained Fannie Mae refinance loans totaling about $23.1 million. The larger of the two properties is in Pennsylvania, while the other is in New Jersey.
Elizabeth Ann Stribling-Kivlan Named President of Stribling & Associates
Stribling & Associates has announced that Elizabeth Ann Stribling-Kivlan has been named president of the 32-year-old firm.
Mortgage Rates Drop to New Lows in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
Mortgage applications increased 6.2 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending December 7, 2012.
Boston Capital Invests in Wisconsin Affordable Apartment Rehabs
A pair of Wisconsin affordable apartment communities, Gilbert Court Apartments in Elkhorn and Havenwood Apartments in Lake Geneva, will be rehabilitated, thanks to an investment by Boston Capital.
Economy Watch: Job Openings Up
The Bureau of Labor Statistics, in its latest Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summery reported that the number of job openings in October was 3.7 million, basically the same as in September.
‘What Renters Want’ with Jessica Fiur: 4 (More) Amenities That Probably Aren’t Worth the Investment
Previously, I mentioned five amenities that might not be worth the investment. Here are four more that you might consider skipping.
NorSouth’s $15.3M Seniors Community 100 Percent Occupied
HearthSide Towne Lake, a $15.3 million, 100-unit affordable seniors community in Woodstock, Ga., is 100 percent occupied less than a year after opening. The community was developed by Atlanta-based NorSouth Development and built by NorSouth Constructs.
Pennrose Selected as Winner of the Philadelphia Business Journal and The Forum of Executive Women’s Inaugural Advancing Women Award
Pennrose, a real estate firm developing and managing multifamily communities for over 35 years, announced that the Philadelphia Business Journal and The Forum of Executive Women have selected the company as the local winner for the Inaugural Advancing Women Award.
San Bernardino Housing Authority Selects Yardi Voyager to Manage its Public Housing Portfolio
Yardi announced today that the Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino (HACSB) in California has selected Yardi Voyager™ as its property management and accounting platform.